Title: The Winner’s Crime

Author: Marie Rutkoski

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 402

Rating: 5/5 stars

Synopsis (Goodreads):

Following your heart can be a crime

A royal wedding means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement: that she agreed to marry the crown prince in exchange for Arin’s freedom. But can Kestrel trust Arin? Can she even trust herself?

Kestrel is becoming very good at deception. she’s working as a spy in the court. If caught, she’ll be exposed as a traitor to her country. Yet she can’t help searching for a way to change her ruthless world…and she is close to uncovering a shocking secret.

This dazzling follow-up to The Winner’s Curse reveals the high price of dangerous lies and untrustworthy alliances. The truth will come out, and when it does, Kestrel and Arin will learn just how much their crimes will cost them.

Review:

I loved this book so much! The beginning started out a tad slower than I would have liked, but in the end, it felt like a good in between book!

This book did a great job of further character development! I could understand the frustration felt between the two main protagonists, as they weren’t being quite honest with each other or themselves! They think they are doing what’s right, even though they are dying to be together! It was also great to read about how Kestrel felt torn between her loyalty to her country, and doing what she thought was right!

The book also introduced some new faces that I know I’m going to grow to love!

This book ends on a major cliffhanger, and I immediately picked up the next book!! So good!

Happy reading bookworms!